Cessna 172 N6933A

Summary

On 16 April 2011 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6933A was involved in an accident near Greenville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 April 2011 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

33.2394, -96.0731

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6933A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Prarie → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA293

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed action in performing a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an impact with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing at a grass airstrip. He realized that he would not be able to stop the airplane before the end of the runway so he performed a go-around. Unable to clear static power lines that were near the departure end of the runway, the pilot elected to go under the lines and subsequently impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.